For the first time, astronomers have spotted a rapidly spinning neutron star that is gravitationally bound to a helium star ...

One example of this is when there is a binary star system that is orbited by a large planet that travels along a polar path ...

A large team of astronomers and astrophysicists affiliated with several institutions in China has discovered a binary star ...

A small international team of astronomers has confirmed that a binary star system with an odd signal has a companion—a planet ...

Astronomers may have discovered a rare type of binary star system, where one star used to orbit inside its partner.

The stars in a binary can vary widely in mass, size, and brightness, and their interactions often shape their evolution in ...

A planet twice the size of Jupiter has been confirmed in Nu Octantis. Its retrograde orbit and origin raise new questions about planetary formation in binary systems.

A team of Chinese astronomers has discovered a binary star system, comprising a millisecond pulsar and a helium-rich ...

The lone planet confirmed to be in the system is squeezed in between the two, orbiting at a distance similar to Earth's ...

Astronomers have identified a rare type of binary star system containing a rapidly spinning millisecond pulsar and a helium star companion, formed via common envelope evolution. Although such ...

A new study published in Nature Astronomy, led by Dr. Jie Yu, from the Australian National University, reveals that stars in ...

After two decades of debate, research confirms that an odd binary star system has an equally odd planetary companion ...